"With Adele being one of the only artists to maintain a highly perceived artistic credibility whilst enjoying enormous chart success, it is worth wondering if her success is a clear and very harsh response from the public to the seemingly never ending list of talent deficient starlets."

I've adored her since when she first burst onto the scene three years ago, but even I've wondered myself lately if the main reason for her unexpected mass popularity is because people are rebelling against pop stars. Of course I'm not suggesting that she isn't that talented or her music isn't that great (I consider "21" to be easily one of the best albums released in a decade), but when I visit some messageboards, I do see people touting her as "the anti-Gaga", "the anti-Rihanna", "the anti-Katy Perry" and such. I really hope that people are supporting her because they genuinely appreciate her talent and music, not out of spite. Because if it's the latter, then that makes her success rather fleeting.